MINNEAPOLIS ­­— Let’s Play Hockey newspaper announced today the 12 finalists for the Reed Larson Award, which will be presented to the top senior boys’ high school hockey defenseman in Minnesota.

In alphabetical order, here are the 12 finalists for the 2013 Reed Larson Award (statistics through games of Feb. 27):

Finalist

School

GP

G

A

TP

College Commit

Jake Bischoff

Grand Rapids

18

7

15

22

Minnesota

Ryan Bittner

Crookston

27

17

28

45

Tony Bretzman

St. Thomas Academy

27

5

20

25

Chris Forney

Thief River Falls

27

9

23

32

Matt Koch

Hastings

26

6

17

23

Air Force

Meirs Moore

Duluth East

27

18

29

47

Matt Nelson

Edina

27

4

14

18

Princeton

Tanner Okeson

Roseau

27

13

24

37

Parker Reno

Edina

28

2

19

19

RPI

Jimmy Schuldt

Minnetonka

27

5

23

28

St. Cloud State

Tommy Vannelli

Minnetonka

27

10

25

35

Minnesota

Jake Zeleznikar

Hermantown

27

11

34

45

The finalists have scored an average of nine goals and 22 assists this season for their respective teams. All 10 players have been bound to the textbooks for the past several years as they check in with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.46.

The winner of the inaugural Reed Larson Award will be announced on Tuesday, March 5. The award will be presented at the Class AA State Tournament Banquet on Wednesday, March 6 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

In addition to on-ice talent, criteria for the Reed Larson Award include academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship and coachability.

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